University of Kentucky Sigs Claim Daniel William Cooper Award
The Sigs from the University of Kentucky came away from the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University with the Daniel William Cooper Award, which is presented annually to the chapter with the Fraternity’s most outstanding scholastic achievement program. The chapter previously won the award in 2011. In addition, the chapter received a […]
Thirty Chapters Receive the Legion of Honor Award
The Fraternity unveiled the 30 winners of its Legion of Honor Award at the closing ceremony of the 2015 Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. The winners are the chapters at: American University; Arkansas State University; Birmingham-Southern College; Brown University; The University of California-Merced; Case Western Reserve University; The University of Cincinnati; Clarkson University; The College of […]
Matthew Keller Wins the 2015 International Balfour Award
Matthew Keller, SPRING HILL 2015, accepted the 2015 International Balfour Award (IBA) at the Aug. 1, 2015, closing ceremony of Balfour Leadership Training Workshop at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is the first brother from his chapter to receive the award. “I just want to say thank you to the selection […]
Eighty-Eight Chapters Earn the 2015 Peterson Significant Chapter Award
The Fraternity has presented the 2015 Peterson Significant Chapter Award, its highest honor for undergraduate chapters, to 88 Sigma Chi groups at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes those chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment, and Ritual performance. The Fraternity […]
Timothy Sanderson
Order of Constantine Sig D. Timothy Sanderson, WESTERN ONTARIO 1985, was initiated into Sigma Chi on Dec. 3, 1983. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario and earned the Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute in 1994. He has served the General Fraternity in […]
New Roster of Grand Praetors and Dean of the Praetorial College will Lead the General Fraternity
At the 80th Grand Chapter, held from June 25 to 27, 2015, in San Diego, delegates elected Grand Praetors, or regional directors, for the 2015 to 2015 biennium. Leading the Grand Praetors, or the Praetorial College, will be David Ashinoff, WILLIAM & MARY 2003. Following is a list of Grand Praetors for the coming biennium, […]
Delegates Vote to Change the Name of Fraternity Board
At the 80th Grand Chapter from June 25 to 27, 2015, in San Diego, delegates voted to rename the Leadership Training Board as the Education and Leadership Board (ELB) to better reflect the entity’s modern role. The change amended the Statutes and Executive Committee Regulations to reflect the new name, while leaving unaltered the mechanics […]
Grand Chapter Elects Mike Ursillo Grand Consul
Undergraduate and alumni delegates voted Mike Ursillo, BROWN 1978, to become Sigma Chi’s 69th Grand Consul, or international president, at the Fraternity’s June 25 to 27 Grand Chapter convention at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Ursillo previously served as Grand Pro Consul alongside his predecessor, 68th Grand Consul Mike Greenberg, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN 1982, from 2013 […]
Kelsey Maggard Elected 34th International Sweetheart
After hearing her name announced as the 2015 to 2017 International Sweetheart, it didn’t take long for the tears to begin falling from Kelsey Maggard’s eyes. “It’s hard to describe just what it means to be one of 34 women who have been chosen to represent Sigma Chi,” says Maggard. “Being an International Sweetheart […]
Legislation Affecting Grand Trustee Term Lengths Passed
After several rounds of vigorous debate and deliberation, the voting delegates to the June 25 to 27 Grand Chapter in San Diego amended the Fraternity’s constitution in a way that will reshape the role played by the Grand Trustees. Previously, Sigma Chi’s 18 Grand Trustee positions were filled by brothers serving six-year terms, with […]
Fraternity Invites Interest Group to Balfour LTW
The Balfour Leadership Training Workshop (LTW) has long been one of Sigma Chi’s biggest annual events, and in 2015, organizers hope to make it even more inclusive by inviting members of the interest group at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to attend. According to Sigma Chi International Fraternity Headquarters staff, theirs is only the second […]
Headquarters Offers Tips to Balfour LTW Attendees
In four weeks, Sigma Chis from across the United States and Canada will begin migrating to Bowling Green State University to attend Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, taking place from July 30 to Aug. 1 in Bowling Green, Ohio. To that end, Director of Leadership Programs Matthew Coffin, DEPAUW 2013, offers a few ideas as to how you can […]
